|                                                                                           VISUAL BOOK INDEX | ACTIVE BACKLIST Written by a mathematician, a poet and a mathematician-poet, this 1969 guide to the ancient Japanese game of Go was not only the first such guide to be published in France (and thereby introduced the >>more Wakefield Press ISBN 9781939663436 US $14.95 CAN $19.95 TRADE Pbk, 4.5 x 7 in. / 160 pgs / 34 b&w. Pub Date: 08/20/2019 In stock
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| An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts Introduction and text by Adam Leith Gollner. Text by Marina Vitaglione. Contributions by Jacqueline Landy, John McPhee, Michael Pollan. The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties, alongside specimens introduced by USDA plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. >>more Atelier Éditions ISBN 9781733622042 US $50.00 CAN $70.00 TRADE Hbk, 8 x 11 in. / 356 pgs / 300 color / 8 duotone / 5 b&w. Pub Date: 05/25/2021 Out of stock
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| Andy Warhol's The Chelsea Girls Edited with text by Geralyn Huxley, Greg Pierce. Foreword by Rajendra Roy. Essay by Gus Van Sant. Contributions by Patrick Moore, Signe Warner Watson. Andy Warhol’s 1966 movie The Chelsea Girls is the iconic document of the Factory scene and 1960s New York. Filmed in part at the Chelsea Hotel with Factory Superstars like Nico, Ondine, Brigid Berlin, Gerard >>more D.A.P./The Andy Warhol Museum ISBN 9781942884187 US $65.00 CAN $87.00 TRADE Hbk, 9 x 12 in. / 328 pgs / illustrated throughout. Pub Date: 04/24/2018 In stock
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| Over the past two years, structural changes in the art market have accelerated considerably. From virtual viewing rooms and private sales to NFTs and new distribution channels, the pandemic and increased digitization have had all-encompassing >>more Hatje Cantz ISBN 9783775754545 US $70.00 CAN $105.00 TRADE Slip, pbk, 6 vols, 6.25 x 9.5 in. / 456 pgs / 340 color. Pub Date: 09/17/2024 In stock
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| Ayrton Senna Text by Giorgio Terruzzi. Photographs by Ercole Colombo. It’s been over twenty years since his death. Now, this beloved and unforgettable champion’s final hours. On May 1, 1994, at Bologna’s Ospedale Maggiore, Ayrton Senna, three-time Formula 1 world champ, lay dying after a >>more Skira ISBN 9788857231532 US $50.00 CAN $65.00 TRADE Hbk, 8.25 x 12 in. / 160 pgs / 152 illustrations. Pub Date: 10/25/2016 In stock
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| Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition Introduction by Jacqueline Francis, Stephen G. Hall. Foreword by David Adjaye. Contribution by Henry Louis Gates Jr. At the 1900 Paris Exposition the pioneering sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois presented an exhibit representing the progress of African Americans since the abolition of slavery. In striking graphic visualisations and photographs (taken by >>more Redstone Press ISBN 9781942884538 US $35.00 CAN $39.95 TRADE Flexi, 9.75 x 12.5 in. / 144 pgs / 50 color / 54 b&w. Pub Date: 10/29/2019 In stock
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| Writer, curator, and gallerist John Corbett struck thrift gold at a going-out-of-business Chicago junk shop when he stumbled onto a browned and brittle manuscript intimately documenting the Chicago mob of the early 1930s. The tone >>more Soberscove Press ISBN 9781940190266 US $38.00 CAN $53.50 TRADE Pbk, 8.75 x 11.75 in. / 232 pgs / 200 color. Pub Date: 10/20/2020 Out of stock
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| Charas: The Improbable Dome Builders Introduction by Buckminster Fuller. Text by Syeus Mottel. Interview by Ben Estes. In 1970 a meeting took place in an empty loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan between R. Buckminster Fuller, the revolutionary architect and inventor of the geodesic dome, and six ex-gang members who >>more Pioneer Works Press/The Song Cave ISBN 9781945711053 US $27.00 CAN $37.00 TRADE Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 240 pgs / 150 b&w. Pub Date: 02/27/2018 Out of stock
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| Che Guevara Edited by Daniele Zambelli, Flavio Andreini, Camilo Guevara March, María del Carmen Ariet. Fifty years after his death, this book tells the story of the Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–67)—exploring his legacy as a historical figure, but also encountering him as a human being. Taking its subtitle Tú >>more Skira ISBN 9788857237404 US $39.95 CAN $53.95 TRADE Pbk, 9 x 11 in. / 192 pgs / 224 color. Pub Date: 08/28/2018 In stock
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| In 1741 a ship arrived in the Netherlands carrying a miraculous animal that few people in Europe had seen before: a young female rhinoceros from India named Clara. For 17 years, Clara traveled with her >>more nai010 publishers ISBN 9789462087477 US $40.00 CAN $55.00 TRADE Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 208 pgs / 70 color. Pub Date: 01/17/2023 In stock
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| Crawly Creatures Text by Jan de Hond, Eric Jorink, Hans Mulder. Crawly creatures: critters, spiders, lizards, toads and, above all, insects. In the Middle Ages they were mainly associated with death and the Devil; but in the 16th and 17th centuries, with the emergence of science, >>more nai010 publishers ISBN 9789462087569 US $45.00 CAN $62.00 TRADE Pbk, 12.5 x 9.75 in. / 200 pgs / 120 color. Pub Date: 01/17/2023 In stock
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| Heads Together: Weed and the Underground Press Syndicate, 1965–1973 Edited with text by David Jacob Kramer. Text by David Jacob Kramer, Rembert Browne, Melania Gazzotti. Oral histories by John Sinclair, Ishmael Reed, Marjorie Heins, Mariann Wizard-Vasquez, Abe Peck. The youth uprising now simply known as the Sixties was fed by one of the greatest booms in publishing history. The Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) began as a loose confederation of five papers in 1966, >>more Edition Patrick Frey ISBN 9783907236543 US $45.00 CAN $67.50 TRADE Pbk, 7.5 x 9.75 in. / 566 pgs / 300 color / 150 b&w. Pub Date: 04/20/2023 In stock
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| I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces Edited with text by Jim Shedden, Alexa Greist, Rick Prelinger, Robyn Lew. Text by Stephen Broomer, Lynn Crosbie, Jordan Fee. Home movies capture everything from mundane events to rites of passage: a child’s first steps, a family vacation or a birthday party. These everyday subjects that fascinate amateur filmmakers have also long inspired visual artists. >>more DelMonico Books/Art Gallery of Ontario ISBN 9781942884910 US $39.95 CAN $53.95 TRADE Pbk, 9.5 x 9.5 in. / 256 pgs / 500 color. Pub Date: 07/19/2022 In stock
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| Kabbalah Edited by Domagoj Akrap, Klaus Davidowicz, Mirjam Knotter. Text by Domagoj Akrap, Conny Cossa, Klaus Davidowicz, Alexander Gorlin, Emile Schrijver, Danielle Spera. From its beginnings in small Jewish communities in the Mediterranean, Kabbalah—the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible, using esoteric methods such as ciphers and numerology—has had an immense influence on Western culture. >>more Kerber ISBN 9783735605184 US $50.00 CAN $69.95 TRADE Pbk, 8.25 x 10.5 in. / 254 pgs / 165 color / 23 b&w. Pub Date: 06/18/2019 Out of stock
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| Conceived of as a chronological journey through three Italian cities—Turin, Rome and Naples—this volume presents a photographic history of the extraordinary decade during which Italy was a hotbed of creative experimentation, frequented by the foremost >>more Marsilio Arte ISBN 9791254630815 US $35.00 CAN $49.00 TRADE Hbk, 8.25 x 10.5 in. / 208 pgs / 133 color. Pub Date: 03/14/2023 Out of stock
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| Louisiana Medley celebrates the 30-year collaboration of photographers Keith Calhoun (born 1955) and Chandra McCormick (born 1957). Partners in life and work, the two have worked together to document African American life in and around >>more The Frist Center for the Visual Arts ISBN 9780998681771 US $29.95 CAN $39.95 TRADE Hbk, 11 x 10.5 in. / 136 pgs / 94 color. Pub Date: 05/22/2018 Out of stock
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| A Chicago Tribune 2021 holiday gift guide pick
This volume gathers a surprising and engaging sampling of 350 pieces of printed matter: material that circulated between the 1910s and the 1960s, with print runs of anywhere >>more RM ISBN 9788417975517 US $35.00 CAN $47.00 TRADE Clth, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 224 pgs / 350 color. Pub Date: 12/07/2021 Out of stock
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| OSMOS Magazine: Issue 20 Edited by Cay Sophie Rabinowiz. Text by Kelly Sidley, Tom McDonough, Mariah Garnett. Founder and editor of Osmos Magazine Cay Sophie Rabinowitz (formerly of Parkett and Fantom) describes the publication as “an art magazine about the use and abuse of photography,” explains . The magazine is divided into >>more OSMOS ISBN 9780991660841 US $25.00 CAN $35.00 TRADE Pbk, 8.5 x 11 in. / 88 pgs. Pub Date: 03/21/2020 In stock
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| In Oscar Wilde’s Italian Dream 1875–1900, leading Wilde scholar Renato Miracco combines written research with previously unseen visual material ranging from Wilde’s earliest heady trips to Italy as an Oxford student to recently released court >>more Damiani ISBN 9788862087148 US $29.95 CAN $41.95 TRADE Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 160 pgs / 40 b&w. Pub Date: 04/07/2020 Out of stock
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| Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo Edited with text by Matthew S. Witkovsky. Text by Antawan Byrd, Florent Mazzoleni. The studio photographs of Sanlé Sory and his participation in the vibrant music scene in Bobo-Dioulasso give us a picture of a cosmopolitan city shaping its independent identity in the 1960s through to the ’80s, >>more Steidl/The Art Institute of Chicago ISBN 9783958294004 US $40.00 CAN $54.00 TRADE Clth, 9.75 x 11.5 in. / 120 pgs / 100 b&w. Pub Date: 06/26/2018 In stock
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| This publication highlights the stages of the Arabic script's development since its very beginnings and the artistic relationship between calligraphy, contemporary art and artificial intelligence through an exceptional journey of knowledge, featuring Saudi and international >>more SKIRA ISBN 9788857248813 US $50.00 CAN $70.00 TRADE Hbk, 8.75 x 11.5 in. / 272 pgs / 200 color. Pub Date: 03/05/2024 In stock
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| Shakespeare and Company, Paris Edited with introduction by Krista Halverson. Foreword by Jeanette Winterson. Epilogue by Sylvia Whitman. This first-ever history of the legendary bohemian bookstore in Paris interweaves essays and poetry from dozens of writers associated with the shop--Allen Ginsberg, Anaïs Nin, Ethan Hawke, Robert Stone and Jeanette Winterson, among others--with hundreds >>more Shakespeare and Company Paris ISBN 9791096101009 US $34.95 CAN $45.95 TRADE Hbk, 6.25 x 9.5 in. / 384 pgs / 225 color. Pub Date: 09/27/2016 Out of stock
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| Photographer Stephen Aiken (born 1948) does more than simply add color to the established record of New York City in the 1970s. (Although he does literally do that: his 35mm photos are some of the >>more Letter16 Press ISBN 9781953995032 US $44.95 CAN $62.95 TRADE Hbk, 11.25 x 10.25 in. / 96 pgs / 43 color / 28 b&w. Pub Date: 07/17/2023 Out of stock
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| Photographer Stephen Aiken (born 1948) does more than simply add color to the established record of New York City in the 1970s. (Although he does literally do that: his 35mm photos are some of the >>more Letter16 Press ISBN 9781953995032 US $44.95 CAN $62.95 TRADE Hbk, 11.25 x 10.25 in. / 96 pgs / 43 color / 28 b&w. Pub Date: 07/17/2023 Out of stock
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| Susan Meiselas: Mediations Foreword by Carles Guerra, Marta Gili. Text by Ariella Azoulay, Eduardo Cadava, Carles Guerra, Marianne Hirsch, Kristen Lubben, Isin Onol, Pia Viewing. A member of Magnum Photos since 1976, Susan Meiselas became known for her work in the conflict zones of Central America in the 1970s and '80s and for the strength of her color photography. Covering >>more Damiani ISBN 9788862085694 US $35.00 CAN $47.50 TRADE Hbk, 7 x 9.5 in. / 184 pgs / illustrated throughout. Pub Date: 03/27/2018 In stock
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| In this beautifully designed and richly illustrated volume, the year's Swedish holidays and traditions are described with a focus on their cultural-historical roots. In addition to major weekends such as Easter, Midsummer, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s >>more Bokförlaget Stolpe ISBN 9789189696204 US $35.00 CAN $50.00 TRADE Clth, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 320 pgs / 150 color. Pub Date: 08/29/2023 In stock
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| Takashi Murakami’s irreverent, pop culture–infused art has made him one of the most recognized Japanese artists today. His bright, contemporary boisterousness, however, belies his deep scholarship and engagement with traditional Japanese art. Takashi Murakami: Lineage >>more MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ISBN 9780878468492 US $50.00 CAN $71.00 TRADE Hbk, 8.5 x 10 in. / 184 pgs / 80 color. Pub Date: 04/24/2018 In stock
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| Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye Foreword by Paul Roth. Text by Mikita Brottman, Clément Chéroux, Mark Alice Durant, Emily Hauver, Ellie Howard, Beth Saunders. Our thoughts are known to us, and us alone. But for a brief period in the 1960s, Ted Serios (1918–2006) attempted to prove that his inner reality could be documented. Serios demonstrated an ostensibly psychic >>more Atelier Éditions ISBN 9781954957039 US $45.00 CAN $60.00 TRADE Flexi, 8 x 10 in. / 224 pgs / 6 color / 180 b&w. Pub Date: 10/24/2023 In stock
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| The Malaspina Expedition Text by José María Moreno Martín, Miguel Ángel Puig-Samper, Javier Reverte, Fernando Vallespín. In 1789, Italian-born Spanish naval officer Alejandro Malaspina set off to visit Spain's colonies in Asia and the Americas. For five years, he and his crew sailed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, discovering, cataloguing and >>more Turner ISBN 9788475069548 US $45.00 CAN $60.00 TRADE Hbk, 9.5 x 11.25 in. / 160 pgs / illust. throughout. Pub Date: 09/30/2010 Out of stock
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| Venice On A Plate Text by Enrica Rocca. Photographs by Jean-Pierre Gabriel. Winner of two Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2014: Best in the World, Historical Recipes and Best Local Cuisine, For Italy.
Food and glass: a combination offering an authentically Venetian experience. Venetian cooking is fundamentally a simple cuisine >>more Marsilio Editori ISBN 9788831715041 US $45.00 CAN $55.00 TRADE Hbk, 10.75 x 9 in. / 180 pgs / 150 color. Pub Date: 03/04/2014 Out of stock
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